THE BIG LIFT
On March 19, 2023, West Des Moines Water Works crowned its newest water tower with a 2-million gallon bowl.The process of hoisting the 210-ton steel bowl 175 feet to the top of the pedestal started at 8:30 a.m. and wrapped up 9 hours later. A time-lapse camera snapped a photo every five seconds and the link below shows the entire lift in 53 seconds.